. >> it was aggressive action by the fed that offset the fiscal fears for now. investors welcomed news of the central bank's next round of monetary stimulus and interest rates will remain low until unemployment drops below 6.5%. incidentally, unemployment hasn't been at that level since october 2008. a 14-year high at the time. >>> according to reality track, banks foreclosed on 3% fewer homes last month than they did in october. that is a 19% improvement over november 2011. >>> later this morning, strong monthly auto sales and the early weeks of holiday shopping should give a boost to november retail sales. in october, carmakers had their best month in five years. >>> aaa predicts one in four americans will hit roads and skies this holiday season. more than 93 million of us will travel 50 miles or more from home during the final weeks in 2012. that's up 1.5% from last year. >>> the wait is over. nearly three months after google maps mobile app was kicked off the iphone in favor of apple's own mapping software, a downloadable version of google maps is now availa